Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center
Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Northridge, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 16 centers in Northridge and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation interviewand record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S1, S3, S4 and S6 did not have all immunizations in the file during inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Northridge?
It is #4 of 16 centers in Northridge by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center last inspected?
Aug 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Northridge, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center?
The licensee is Starter Set Preschool & Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Barbara Packard.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 197403607 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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